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Message Subject: tattle flag spring replacement

JAKE

Posted 7/14/2004 11:18 AM (#20827)
Subject: tattle flag spring replacement

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Location: Westland, Mich.

a while back my brother was remarking about the lack of consistency and tunability in the springs on the offshore tattle flags and the store bought springs we use for replacements. He posed the question of using some other method of working the flag.
I went to work on it and after sorting through quite a few different materials and products I settled on trolling rubber bands. Weldon packages 2 different strength bands. I use different combinations to make them tunable for different cranks, bouncers, inline weights, ect. Using a pair of #2 duolock snaps with the locking portion of the snap clipped off I can attach the bands to the boards. One clip goes in the flag hole and the other in the bottom hole in the front edge of the board. The second gets bent over so that it lays flat against the board. The bands are then stretched between them. The setup works very well and has been given the stamp of approval by a pro that we fish with.

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